Tooth-powder box.



Nu. 678,056. Pmmeu July 9, 1901. c. H. STADLINGEB. I TOOTH POWDER BUX (Application filed Mar. 25, 1901 (No Model.)

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UNITED STATES- PATENT ,OFFICE.

CHARLES H. STADLINGER, or BUFFALO, NEW. YORK.

TOOTHI-JPOWDERBOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters was No. 678,056, dated July 9, 1901. i

Application filed March 25, 1901. Serial No. 52,810. (No model.)

To all whom it hwy concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. STADLIN- GER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and can be conveniently delivered into the trough and utiliz'ed,without the use of separate gathering devices, and so that the use ofsuch a trough requires no departure from the conventional tin powder-boxes of cylindrical or rectangular form with flat ends, thus provid-' ing a box which can be stacked and packed in quantities in'as small a space and shipped at as low a rate as such ordinary boxes.

My invention has the further object to provide such boxes with a simple and improved device for preventing spilling of the powder over the top of the delivery-trough in withdrawing and returning the latter. In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a cylindrical box containing my invention, thetrough being fully pushed into the box and the cap or outer cover removed. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the trough withdrawn. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the box in line 3 3, Fig. 5. Fig. 4: is a longitudinal section in line 4 at, Fig. 3, with the trough withdrawn. Fig. 5 is a crosssection in line 5 5, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a similar section showing the box turned intothe'position for scooping the final portionof its contents into the trough. Fig. 7 is a cross-section in line 7 7, Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a cross-section of a rectangular box embodying my invention.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts.

in the several figures. I

Ais the body of the box, which in the con 0 is the flat cover of the box, having the usual'rim, which fits over the end thereof.

lstruction'shown in.Figs.'1 to 7 is cylindrical, and B is its flat bottom.

D is a powder tray or trough, of tin or'other 1 suitable material,arranged to slide lengthwise in the box and extending through an opening formedin one of its flat ends, preferably in the cover C. This trough may be of any desiredv form; but it preferably has a flat bottom and upwardly-flaring side walls,as shown.

The trough is made of sufficient length and width to receive the entire surfaceof a tooth- ,brush,.so that the brush maybe dipped into 1 the trough and coated with powder over its entire area.

shown in the drawingsthe' trough extends throughout thelength of the box, and its ;front end projects a short distance beyond the cover.

In the preferred construction The head which closes the front end of the trough projects beyond the top, bottom, and sides thereof to form a marginal rim' efor conveniently withdrawing the trough.

Assho'wn in the drawings, the trough is offset from the center of the box and its outer wall is arranged in close proximity to the wall of the box. The bottom of the trough is arranged at a distance from thejopposing Wall.

of the box, so as to leave an intervening space which permits the powder tofall away from T the bottom of the trough. This prevents the powder from adhering in any considerable quantity to the bottom of the trough and which extends a short distance beyond the inner and outer sides of the cover, so as to guide and steady the trough in its movements. The

portion of the guide-collar f which bridges the open side of the trough is provided at its rear edge with a scraper or skimming-lip f,

which skims off the surplus powder deposited in the trough, thereby preventing the powder from spilling over the edges of the trough upon withdrawing the latter. When the Withdrawn trough is pushed into the box, the resistance of the mass of powder in the box causes the powder in the rear portion of the trough to be crowded or displaced forwardly, banking or heaping the same above the upper edges of the trough adjacent to the guidecollar f, and during the last portion of the closing movement of the trough this banked mass of powder is partly spilled in the absence of any provision for preventing this objection. To obviate such spilling, the skimming-lip f is located inside of the box near the head through which the trough passes and is arranged to extend a short distance into the trough, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to form a furrow in the mass of powder in the trough upon withdrawing the latter. By thus leveling the powder below the top of the trough sufficient space is left in the upper portion of the trough to receive the powder crowded forward in the same when the trough is closed, as above described, thereby making room for such displaced powder and preventing spilling of thesame. The trough is provided at the rear end of its bottom with a stop or lip 9, adapted to strike the inner end of the guide-collar f for preventing the entire withdrawal of the trough from the opening of the cover. The trough is provided on the inner side of its head with an inwardlyextending cap or shield h, which extends around the top, bottom, and sides of the trough and which is constructed to overlap the portion of the guidecollar f located on the outer side of the cover,

thereby forminga seal or closure at this point, which retains the perfume of the powder when the box is not in use. The shield 72. is secured to the rear side of the trough-head and separated from the trough by a space of sufficient width to receive the outer end of the guide-collarf, as shown in Figs.3, 4, and 7. A cap or supplemental cover I ispreferably placed over the main cover 0 of the box 5 i lar and other flat-sided boxes, as well as cyto conceal the outer end of the trough D and give the box a more finished appearance.

When the box is so full that the trough is buried in the mass of powder and it is desired to cleanse the teeth, it is only necessary to hold the box in a horizontal position, withthe open side of the trough upward,and then withdraw the trough and dip the brush into the same, as shown in Fig. 4:. When the contents of the box have been consumed to such an extent that the trough is no longer submerged in the powder, the box while being held in a horizontal position is turned in the proper direction to cause the powder to fall into the trough, and the latter is then withdrawn, with its open side upward.

By locating the trough next to the Wall of the box, as shown, the last portion of the contents of the box cannot escape between the trough and the box and constantly fall back under the trough, as is the case when the trough is remote from the wall of the box, but the powder is caught and scooped up by the trough as it flows or falls toward that portion of the box which for the time being forms its bottom, as shown in Fig. 6. All of the powder is thus deposited in the trough and the entire contents of the box are utilized. This result is accomplished without the use of a separate gathering device such, for instance, as an internal hopper, which reduces the capacity of the box and increases its cost and without making one end of the box conical or funnel-shaped or otherwise departing from the usual flat-ended form of such boxes. Boxes of my improved construction can therefore be piled or stacked for display, like ordinary cylindrical or rectangular, boxes with flat ends, and can be packed in as small a compass and as cheaply shipped as such boxes. As the trough D and its guidef do not project to any material extent in the normal condition of the box, these parts are not liable to be bent, broken, or otherwise damaged in transit and rendered unserviceable.

My improved arrangement of the deliverytrough also permits the use of a comparatively wide, long, and deep trough, which holds a suflicient charge of powder for a number of (lips of the brush and an entire brushing of the teeth and into which the whole sur face of the brush can be dipped, thereby ap plying powder to the side and end bristles as wellas the middle bristles of the brush, bring ing the powder in contact with the portions of the teeth adjacent to the gums and insuring a thorough cleansing of the same.

Another important advantage of my improvement is that the powder deposited in the trough is distributed throughout its length and not in one portion thereof, as is the case in boxes having a conoidal or funnel-shaped end for gathering the powder around the trough. A tooth-brush dipped into the trough I of myimproved box therefore becomes coated with powder over its entire area.

My improvement is applicable to rectangulindrical or oval boxes, Fig. 8 showing the improvement in connection with a rectangular box. If desired, the projecting outer portion of the guide-collar f may be provided l with a suitable guide-mark or designation, as

. its ends and which is located on one side of the center thereof, the outer wall of the trough being arranged parallel with and in close IIO proximity to the wall of the box, and its 0pposite wall being separated from the opposing wall of the box, whereby when the level of the box contents falls below the top of the trough, the latter can be filled only by rotating the box, substantially as set forth;

2. A powder-box containing a sliding delivery-trough extending through one of its ends and located on one side of its center, the outer Wall of the trough being arranged parallel with and in close proximity to the wall of the box, and its opposite wall and its top and bottom being separated from the wall of the box, substantially as set forth.

3. A powder-box having an internal, sliding delivery-trough which extends through one of the heads thereof, and a skimmer arranged within the box, near said head, and extending into the open side of the delivery-trough,

Witness my hand this 19th day of March, 0

CHARLES H. STADLINGER.

Witnesses:

CARL F. GEYER, THEo. L. PoPP. 

